That play of the day spurred Rex Ryan to later deliver the line of the day, saying, “They could have used that in the playoff game,’’ referring to the Chargers playing the Jets last year in the playoffs when Cromartie whiffed trying to tackle Jets RB Shonn Greene on a 53-yard TD run.

No **** sherlock. Cro will show flashes of brilliance, maybe many of them, I just hope you can keep that sense of humor when he makes a slacker move that leads to you losing a big game. Also, "You could have used that in the playoff game", you know, the one against the Colts where you got owned in the second half. Kinda annoying when this fat **** talks like he already won a superbowl.

[Running back Steve] Slaton [after neck surgery] has impressed thus far and been a pleasant surprise to coaches. But the bigger surprise is who he's backing up.

2009 undrafted free agent Arian Foster has taken hold of the starting job with a strong start to camp, while [second round pick Ben] Tate looks to be third, still working to catch up on time missed during the offseason. (And yeah, we've downgraded Tate of late in our Rotoworld draft guide rankings.)
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wow. I gotta admit I've been kinda uneasy about the whole idea of going into TC under the assumption a rookie will be #1 TB. But here Houston is going with a undrafted rookie after their 2nd rounder didn't pan out in minicamps.

Also it's amazing how many RBs these days have 1 great season and maybe a 2nd, like Slaton, then fade badly. So few are able to string those seasons together, makes me realize all the more how terrific LT was for us.

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Can we post the Favre stuff in the Favre thread please?

meh. I kinda looked at that silliness as another tidbit from around the league, but I see your point and agree that although in my little world the topic isn't deserving of a seperate thread it really does dominate discussions and the seperate thread now exists - so: OK.

Makes me sick that he said that. I hate that play "that broke our back".

Sucked the air right out of the stadium that day.

If Rex Ryan can get Cromartie to play physical, then I'm going to be even more upset.

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Antonio Cromartie opened some eyes with a jarring hit on LaDainian Tomlinson. Ryan cracked that the Chargers could have used a play like that during last year’s playoff game against the Jets, alluding to Shonn Greene’s crucial TD run in the second half. (On the play, Cromartie eschewed contact, which helped spring Greene for the long score).

“I was like, ‘Woo! That’s a nice tackle,’” Ryan said. “They could have used that in that playoff game…. It’s funny. A lot of guys will hit when they become Jets.”

That highlighted portion torques me.

Here is a bit about Tomlinson too...

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Ryan still believes that Tomlinson can be a valuable contributor this season.
“I see him with that same burst,” Ryan said. “I see that great burst, that great vision. Everything. The way he can dart through things. Still catch the football. He had a bounce today that I was like, ‘Wow!’ … If he’s coming down, he’s coming from the very top of that mountain. So if he comes down a little bit, then so be it.”

McDaniels said the new centerpiece of the defensive line is "getting closer" to making his camp debut, and that Williams could take the field today. Williams has been on the physically unable to perform list, but McDaniels has declined to specify why — whether injury or conditioning — Williams has been unable to practice.

"We're excited about that and I think he is too," McDaniels said. "I don't want to put any guarantee on that but it's definitely getting closer."

Funny that those that said it was "impossible to get big contracts in this climate" have all but disappeared. Clearly the money is there and has been. If the owners want to pay it, they will... and can.

Side note... Andre Johnson definitely deserves a new deal. That guy is a fricken stud.